East Staffordshire

East Staffordshire's population expanded in the decade leading up to the most recent census. Data from the census also show there were changes in housing tenure and ethnicity.

The population passed 110,000

In the 10 years leading up to the latest census, the population of East Staffordshire increased by 9.5%, from just under 104,000 to 114,000.

The addition of just over 9,800 people means this area's population was the third-fastest-growing in the West Midlands and increased faster than the rate of growth across England (up 7.9% since the 2001 census).

In 2011, East Staffordshire was home to, on average, 2.1 people per football pitch-sized piece of land (about 7,140 square metres).

Population density was lower than the average across the West Midlands

Population density (usual residents per 7,140 square metres) across the West Midlands, March 2011 (larger dots represent greater increase since 2001)

Housing in East Staffordshire

The percentage of households that owner their home fell in East Staffordshire at a faster rate than in nearby Lichfield.

In East Staffordshire, the proportion of home ownership decreased from 75% in 2001 to 70% in 2011. During the same period, the proportion in Lichfield decreased from 79% to 76%.

Across the West Midlands, the share of households that owner their home decreased from 69% to 65%.

Private renting in East Staffordshire increased from 8.1% to 15%, while the rate of social housing decreased from 14% to 13%.

The rate of home ownership was higher than across the West Midlands

Percentage of households that that owner their home across local authority areas in the West Midlands and the average across England, March 2011

Ethnicity in East Staffordshire

The number of people in East Staffordshire from the White ethnic groups increased from just over 97,000 in 2001 to just over 100,000 in 2011. However, as a percentage of the total population, this represented a decrease from 94% to 90%.

The percentage decreased by less than the average across the West Midlands (from 89% to 83%) and the average across England (from 91% to 85%).

The number of people in East Staffordshire from the Asian or Asian British ethnic groups increased from about 4,700 in 2001 to just under 7,900 in 2011 (from 4.5% to 6.9%). The number of residents from Mixed/multiple ethnic groups (White and Asian, White and Black African, White and Black Caribbean or Other Mixed) increased from just over 890 to just over 1,600 (from 0.9% to 1.4%).

Just over 1,000 people (0.6%) said they were from the Black, Black British, Caribbean or African ethnic groups, up from just over 630 in 2001 (0.9%).

There are many factors that can cause changes to the ethnic profile of an area, such as migration and varying fertility rates between ethnic groups. Changes may also be caused by differences in the way individuals choose to self-identify between censuses.

The population from the White ethnic groups in East Staffordshire decreased by 3.5 percentage points

Percentage of usual residents in England, West Midlands and East Staffordshire by ethnicity, March 2001 and March 2011

Health improved

The percentage of East Staffordshire residents that described their health as bad or very bad decreased from 7.9% to 4.9% in the decade leading up to the most recent census.

Rates are standardised to account for variation in age, which can impact the local population's health.

In 2011, just over 8 in 10 (82%) said their health was good or very good, compared with 69% in 2001. The percentage of East Staffordshire residents that described their health as fair decreased from 23% to 13%.

The proportion of residents that perceived their health as bad or very bad fell at a similar rate to the figure for the whole of the West Midlands (from 9.7% in 2001 to 6.1% in 2011). Across England, the proportion fell from 9.1% to 5.5%.

These data are people’s own opinions in describing their overall health. They may be inconsistent with other measures of health, such as NHS records.

The percentage of people in ’bad’ or ’very bad’ health in East Staffordshire decreased by 3 percentage points

Percentage of usual residents in East Staffordshire, the West Midlands and England said their health was bad or very bad, March 2001 and March 2011

More people worked short hours

The percentage of employed people in East Staffordshire working less than 16 hours increased from 1.5% to 2.8% in the decade to 2011.

In 2011, just over one in nine (11%) people aged 16 to 74 (in employment the week before the Census 2011) said they had worked over 49 hours the week before completing the census, compared with 16% in 2001.

The proportion of people working less than 16 hours in a week increased at a similar rate to the figure for the whole of the West Midlands (from 1.7% in 2001 to 3.0% in 2011). Across England, the proportion increased from 1.9% to 3.1%.

The proportion of people working less than 16 hours in a week in East Staffordshire increased by 1.3 percentage points

Percentage of usual residents aged 16 to 74 (in employment the week before the Census 2011) in East Staffordshire, the West Midlands and England that said they had worked less than 16 hours the week before completing the census, March 2001 and March 2011

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